Tuesday, January 19, 2010

LIVE 2009:SMACKDOWN! IN HAMILTON - 09/15/09

The third show I went to this past year was my first WWE one since the year before (which was my first one since 1997 (the best of the three (maybe I should review it as a growned up))).

When we got our tickets to the show, we were, for lack of a better phrase, giddy as pigs in poo. Smackdown! had been on a tear of brilliance for a little while when we picked up the tickets in June with Punk, Edge and Jeff Hardy owning in the main event, and Evan Bourne, Jack Swagger and Christian killing it on ECW, which also would be taped that night.

We were so PSYCHED, and I don't say psyched because that's lame. BUT WE WERE PSYCHED.

Then shit started to go down.

Edge went out with an injury.

Hardy took a break from wrestling to make up lost time with his drugs.

Bourne, Swagger and Mark Henry were moved to RAW to capitalize on their incredible success on ECW (a.k.a. job to Sheamus and Santino).

Kane and Khali began feuding.

Rey Mysterio got suspended for druggin'.

But these are all not the worst of it.

Oh no.

Because a few weeks or so before our taping, it was announced that Batista would be making a career-changing statement on RAW - the day before our taping.

We thought two things:

1) Batista was hanging up his boots after too many torn-steroids. I mean steroids. I mean after doing too many steroids. I MEAN GETTING INJURED TOO MUCH.

Or.

2) He was going to Smackdown.

And by god, what had to happen? What had to happen on the day we were going to see Smackdown? What had to happen that was the final nail in the coffin of what was once a red hot wrestling show?

I think you know where I'm going with this.

BATISTA

RETURNS TO SMACKDOWN!

Right back atcha, Dave!

We weren't pleased. Neither was the guy in the front row giving Big Dave the bird the whole night (Batista's response can be seen above).

The show itself wasn't very good. The saving grace was we got to see a promo by World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, as well as a dark match between him and Undertaker.

Other than that, pretty average. And we were second row. :(

HIGHLIGHTS

- The kid next to us had this sign:

- Hart Dynasty are great to see live, even if it's against Cryme Tyme.

- Chris Jericho is a god or deity of some kind.

- The fireworks blowing your asshole out when you're on the floor like twenty feet away from them. Jesus. It made me cheer Batista I was so excited.

- ECW Battle Royal was fun.

- Seeing Christian live was really cool. He's always been one of my favourites and he got a really good reaction, being from Orangeville and all. I literally forget who he wrestled though.